Head bolts

[TylerB46]

Hey guys, I’ve been looking around for some head bolts for my 230 engine and I can’t seem to find very many options as far as head bolts go, so I just wanted to ask what you all use and where you get them? 

[ggdad1951]

VPW carries head bolts...but they aren't cheap

[Plymouthy Adams]

bolt is a bolt, many use the SBC bolt that is correct for this engine....should be easy to find as they usually just fall apart.....

[TylerB46]

1 minute ago, Plymouthy Adams said:

bolt is a bolt, many use the SBC bolt that is correct for this engine....should be easy to find as they usually just fall apart.....

Sbc?

[Plymouthy Adams]

OMG....a GM virgin...love it.......small block chevy   they use basicall the same head bolt...be sure the application is head bolt for the undercut on the shoulder to prevent rust-freeze as they say when used...

[greg g]

Search pioneer.  I have posted these bolts and their part number several times.

 

 

 

Edited January 6, 2018 by greg g

[BigDaddyO]

4 hours ago, Plymouthy Adams said:

...should be easy to find as they usually just fall apart.....

 

Problem with this method is getting the required number without getting run over by oncoming traffic.

[Plymouthy Adams]

12 minutes ago, BigDaddyO said:

 

Problem with this method is getting the required number without getting run over by oncoming traffic.

B A Z I N G A    

[PT81Jan]

http://m.oldmoparts.com/parts-engine.aspx#headbolts

[John Rogers]

17 hours ago, BigDaddyO said:

 

Problem with this method is getting the required number without getting run over by oncoming traffic.

I couldn't help but this of Frogger when I read this

                                   John 

[TylerB46]

On 1/5/2018 at 7:27 PM, greg g said:

Search pioneer.  I have posted these bolts and their part number several times.

 

 

 

My friend has a set of used sbc head bolts that he says are in really good shape that he’ll just give to me. Think they’d be safe to use or is it kinda a new or nothing sort of thing?

[greg g]

They can be used over, but these are listed as Chev or GMC and when I bought them through the machine shop that milled my head, they were 90¢ each even if their cost has doubled in the interim they are still cheap piece of mind.  Mind the proper sequence and torquing procedure and you won't have to worry if every thing is OK.

[TylerB46]

41 minutes ago, greg g said:

They can be used over, but these are listed as Chev or GMC and when I bought them through the machine shop that milled my head, they were 90¢ each even if their cost has doubled in the interim they are still cheap piece of mind.  Mind the proper sequence and torquing procedure and you won't have to worry if every thing is OK.

Okay thanks 

[kendall]

Use lots of thread sealant. Nows the perfect time to swap to a stud  i.m.o.. They are fine threaded at the nut end so you can finesse the torque and it should stay correct longer and less chance of breaking.Guaranteed gr. 8 or better too. When done, pop a chrome cast nut -cover over the nut and serve!  I used ARP from  AllensFasteners.com .The part # on my receipt would be for a stud too long for your iron head application but good for an aluminum.             

 

[Bruce W]

On 1/5/2018 at 2:29 PM, ggdad1951 said:

VPW carries head bolts...but they aren't cheap

VPW?

[9 foot box]

   Vintage Power Wagon.

[Bruce W]

👍Thank you.